Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 375 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) shares without checking (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
4. 4.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) ignores the facts (b) believes every rumour (c) checks the facts first (d) never asks why
5. 5.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “Who cares?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “How do you know?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
7. 7.True or false: “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) criticising people (b) believing all you hear (c) thinking very fast (d) clear, fair thinking
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
13. 13.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
14. 14.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) changes mind with proof (c) shares without checking (d) spots missing facts
15. 15.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
18. 18.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “If it is on a website, it must be right.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
19. 19.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) listens to both sides (c) checks the facts first (d) trusts any website
21. 21.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) listens to both sides
23. 23.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Can I buy two?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Where do I pay?” (d) “What makes it best?”
24. 24.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “hears only one side” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) looks for reasons (b) changes mind with proof (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) copies what all do
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) never asks why (c) ignores the facts (d) copies what all do
29. 29.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) tell everyone (d) believe it at once
31. 31.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changes mind with proof (b) checks the facts first (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
37. 37.True or false: “spots missing facts” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) believes every rumour (b) changes mind with proof (c) trusts any website (d) never asks why
39. 39.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) listens to both sides (d) ignores the facts

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